OTC simulation center open to public Feb. 5

The Ozarks Technical Community College Clinical Simulation Center will hold a grand opening from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 5. The center is for the college's 12 allied health programs, such as dental hygiene and respiratory therapy

It is located in room 200 of Lincoln Hall, at the OTC Springfield Campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. The public is invited.

The upgraded 2,000-square-foot center is designed as a simulated hospital environment. The simulation lab will allow OTC to educate more than 600 students. The center also will provide training for healthcare professionals already in the workforce.

The event will include simulation demonstrations every half hour, beginning at 10:30. The center uses computer-programmed mannequins that cost more than $100,000 each.

The facility has an intensive care unit/emergency room, a birthing suite, a medical-surgical room, a residential suite and a debriefing space.

The center was built and furnished with the help of several organizations: Ashley Furniture, Audio Acoustics, Brigitte's Wig Boutique, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, CoxHealth, Laerdal Medical Corporation and the Sunderland Foundation.

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OTC simulation center open to public Feb. 5

The Ozarks Technical Community College Clinical Simulation Center will hold a grand opening from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 5. The center is for the college's 12 allied health programs, such as dental